Toy pistol



Dec. 4, 1923.

W. F. SCHMIDT TOY PISTOL Filed July 1. 1922 v Gmmz Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

WILLIAM F. SCHMIDT, OF WYANDOTT,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TOALL METAL PROD- UCTS COMPANY, OF WYANDOTTE, IJIIGHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

'roY PISTOL.

Application filed July 1, 1922. Serial No. 572,254.

` To all whom 1f-may cof/wem.'

Be it known that I, WILLrAM Sornunrr,

citizen of the United States, Wyandotte, county of VlVayne, Michigan, have invented a certain-new and useful Improvement in Toy Pistols, and declare the following to be exact description of the same, enable others skilled in the art to pertains to make and use'the same,`refer ence being had to theaccompanying drawresiding at ings, which form a part of this specification.y

My invention relates to toy pistols and an object of my impro-vements is to provide an improved construction that is cheap to make'and convenient to assemble. I accomplish this object in the device illustrated in the accompanyingl drawings, 1n'

which :V Figure 1 is a side elevation of a kembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear Velevation of thel same.' Fig. 8 is a side elevation with the portion of the stock, or handle, that is toward the observer, removed.

Fig. 4 is a section onv the line IV-IV of Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is a detail section in'theplane indicated by the line V-'V, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail section on the lline VI VI Fig. l.

`Fig. 7 is a VII, Fig. l. i

Fig. 8 is an elevation showing the upper vand rear portion of the trigger piece, Vits pivot pin, and asection of the springretractingrod. Y

a indicates a stock for grasping and holding the barrel and providing the handle. This stock is made of two similar and corresponding parts a2, a3, each of which parts is bent into a semi-cylindrical form at the top so that when the parts are put together they form an approximately cylindrical portion in which the barrel is grasped and held as described below. The part a3 of the stock is punched out formpistol detail 'section on the line VII ing holes at, a4, with pins a5 struck up there State of' a full, clear,and such as will' which it spring e in which pin consistsof material struck out of said part to leave the aperture a?. v al, al", al", am are indentations in the side of the cylindrical portions of the stock part a2, a3, which form inwardly-extending lugs to engage in apertures bs in the barrel b to hold said barrel in place, as hereinafter described.

an, au are apertures' formed opposite each other in the parts a2, as of the stock at a position to receive the lateral lugs of the Vspring-retaining piece, as hereinafter described. a is a slo-t formed along the upper portion of the cylindrical portion of the stocktoward the'rear thereof,-for the purpose hereinafter described.

b is the barrel which is a cylindrical tube 'Y place.

' c is a spring-retracting rod turned upwardly at c2 at its rear end and provided with a piston el at its ,forward end, which piston is adapted to fit and reciprocate in the barreljb.y v

f is a spring-holding part vhaving lateral lugs f2, f2.V The part f is passedoverthe rode. v Y

e' is'ra `helical spring, one end of which engages against thepiston b andthe other end against the'retainingjpart f.

c3 is a notch in the underside ofthe rod c adapted to engage over the ,edgel ofthe aper? ture through the retaining part j to hold the its retracted v`position until released by the trigger. i

g is the trigger piece pivoted upon the pin a9 and provided with an upwardly-extending finger g2 at its upper end and'turned over at g3, as shown most distinctly in Fig. 8, so as to enable it to contact the springretracting rod c to displace the same to release the spring.

The method of assembling the above parts is as follows: The barrel b having the spring e and piston d therein is placed between the parts a2, a3 of the stock with the up-turned end of the spring-retracting rod c extending through the slot @12. The parts a2, a3 are forced together, engaging the lugs al? in the apertures b3 of the barrel, the pins a5, a5 extending through slots Ain the depressions a?, a7 of the part a2. These pins 'the pin a, carrying its a sheet metal stock are then turned over at a6, as to bind the two parts together.'

In putting the parts a2, a3 together as above described, the spring-retaining piece f has its lugs engaged in theapertures all, all Vof the stock and the trigger piece g is placed upon the pin a9, its finger g? extending upwardly and engaging between' the rear end of the spring e and the spring-retaining piece f. Thus said spring acts to force the upper part of the trigger piece g backward and its upper and back end downwardly. Y

To set the spring, the operator takes hold of the part c2v of the rod 0 and draws backward and downward thereon, thus drawing the piston Z backwards, compressing the spring e and engaging the notch c3 over the edge of the aperture of the retaining piece y. This brings the rod c directly above the rear end of the trigger piece g, as shown in Fig. 8. To release the spring,y the trigger piece g is drawn upon, oscillating it around upper portion g3 upward, thereby pushing the rod o out of engagementwith the spring-retaining piece 7 and thus releasing the spring.

It will be observed that the major parts of the above construction are made of sheet metal, whichr may be readily formed by the usual operation-tliat the engaging parts are struck out of the metal and do not require separate pieces, andV that the single spring acts at vonce as the main spring and -as the trigger spring.Y

What I claim is: ,Y j l. In an apparatus of the kind described, having a lug bent up from the-material thereof, and a trigger piece pivotally engaging upon said lug.

2. In an apparatus of the kinddescribed, astock, a spring, a spring-retaining part in said stock, a spring-retracting rod extending through said spring-retaining part and adapted to engage over, the edge thereof in its retracted position, and a trigger piece having a lug engaging between said springa trigger retaining piece and the adjacent end of the spring and adapted to displace said rod from its engagement with the spring-retaining piece.

3. In a construction of the kind described, two sheet metal parts adapted to be bound together to form the stock, up from the material of which one of said parts consists yand extending inwardly, and piece g pivotally engaging upon said in. Y' l 4. n a construction of the kind described, abarrel Z) having a springe therein, said barrel being open at one end, a rod c: extending through said spring and engagingone end thereof, a piece f upon-said rod lengaging against the other end of said spring, said piece having lugs f2 extending laterally therefrom, part-s a2, a3 adapted to be bound together to form the stock and having aper-` Y tures a, all, therein, through said apertures and-said stock engaging said barrel when said parts are bound together to forin the stock, and a trigger piece Vg pivoted in said stock and engaging between said spring and the retaining piece 7. Y

5. Ina construction ofthe kind described said lugs engaging 3 a barrel b having a spring e therein, said barrel beingopen at one end, a rod c extending throughV said spring and engaging one end thereof, a piece f ing against the other end of .said spring, said piece having lugs f2 .extending laterally therefrom, parts a2, a3V adapted to be bound together to form the stock and having apertures all, w11 therein, said lugs engaging through said apertures and said stock engaging said barrel when said-partsY are vbound togetherrto-A form lthe stock', and fa trigger piece g pivoted in said stock and engaging between said spring and the retaining piece f, and lugs am engagingsaid barrel. 'Y e In testimony whereof, sign this specification.

upon said rod engag- Y a pin a9 struck 

